Skeleton Crew’s Model of ‘Main Tom’ Brings New Wave Vitality to Star Wars

Skeleton Crew, the newest Star Wars collection to hit Disney+, premiered earlier this week and instantly set itself aside within the galaxy far, distant by boldly embracing Amblin-style vibes. Its set of brand-new characters contains the mysterious, Force-sensitive Jod Na Nawood (Jude Legislation)—and a bunch of adventurers whose common age skews youthful than the standard Star Wars solid members. Holding that retro ’80s really feel alive is that this new music video that includes a music beforehand heard in a Skeleton Crew trailer: synth-pop banger “Main Tom (Coming Dwelling).”

The music’s unique artist, Peter Schilling, discovered chart success in 1983 with each the English and German variations of the observe (that was an enormous factor within the ’80s; bear in mind Nena’s “99 Luftballoons”?). However Skeleton Crew ups the Star Wars quotient by translating it into… Huttese? Yep. Huttese. Now you can sing alongside to “Youngee Wim (Bunky Dunko)” like a ragtag area pirate even for those who don’t converse Huttese, as a result of this video accommodates all of the lyrics on-screen. Star Wars karaoke, anybody?

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiered its first two episodes Monday night time, and it’ll have a weekly drop of the remaining six installments on Disney+. Lucasfilm describes the present as “the journey of 4 children who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly secure residence planet, then get misplaced in an odd and harmful galaxy. Discovering their approach residence—and assembly unlikely allies and enemies—can be a better journey than they ever imagined.” That plot makes the usage of “Main Tom (Coming Dwelling),” a music a couple of homesick astronaut who could or might not be misplaced in area, thematically applicable—in any language.

Skeleton Crew stars Jude Legislation, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon, and Nick Frost.

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